JONESBORO, Ark. — Surveillance footage from a gym, gas station and sporting goods store helped Jonesboro police identify a suspect accused of stealing two payment cards and attempting to use them at local businesses. Matthew Lee Turner is accused of using one of the cards for a $76.27 fuel purchase [read more…]
JONESBORO – Driven by multiple challenges to the nation’s rural health and healthcare, ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) is taking steps to engage its member institutions in a collective search for solutions. ORAU is bringing together 35 members of its University Consortium, including Arkansas State University, with the goal of [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Two Paragould residents face felony charges after police said a court-authorized search of Charles Bright’s cellphone uncovered separate message threads discussing narcotics sales, customers and distribution. Reba Knuckles O’Hara and Shawn O’Hara each face criminal conspiracy, a Class B felony, and unlawful use of a communication device, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman is accused of threatening a code enforcement officer with a wrench and saying she would shoot him if he returned to her property. Jonesboro police responded July 27 to the 3200 block of Race Street after the code enforcement officer reported being threatened by [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Kevin Langel, who trafficked dozens of kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Arkansas, will spend the next 14 years in federal prison. Bruce Smith, who trafficked multiple pounds of methamphetamine from California to Arkansas, will be in federal prison for the next 10 years. And Larry Rogers, who brokered [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has recorded 47 fewer roadway deaths so far this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to preliminary data released by Arkansas State Police. As of Wednesday, July 29, 245 people had died on Arkansas roadways in 2026. At the same point last [read more…]
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